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Category Archives: Suspects of international crimes

The list of suspects of international crimes extends to individuals who fulfil the following criteria:

1. They have not been formally indicted by a national or international court; and

2. Prima facie evidence points to the fact that they have

Committed, alone or with others, international criminal acts; or

Ordered, solicited, incited or induced the commission of international criminal acts; or
Facilitated the commission of international
criminal acts by aiding, abetting or otherwise assisting in the
commission of these acts, including by providing the means for its
commission; or
In any other way wilfully contributed to the
commission or attempted commission of such crimes by a group of persons
acting with a common purpose.

The following acts are deemed "international criminal acts" for the purpose of this list:

Genocide
Crimes against humanity
War Crimes
Aggression (crime against the peace)

Torture

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ICTR Judge Arbour suggested that the ICTR’s mandate only extended to events within the genocide, which in her view began ‘after’ the shooting down of President Habyarimana’s plane, an event that triggered the atrocities. Personnel of the ICTR were accordingly forbidden to investigate that plane crash.

The White House Office of the Press Secretary June 29, 2011 http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/06/29/remarks-john-o-brennan-assistant-president-homeland-security-and-counter Remarks of John O. Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, on Ensuring al-Qa’ida’s Demise – As Prepared for Delivery Paul H. Nitze School of …Read more . . .

26 June 2011 Last updated at 11:26 GMT Libya conflict: Nato’s man against Gaddafi By Jonathan Beale BBC News, Naples Lt Gen Charles Bouchard: ‘We will see this mission through’ He is the other man at the centre of the …Read more . . .

Olmert, Livni, and Barak May Face War Crimes Trial in Norway by Yehudah Lev Kay (Arutz Sheva, 22 April 2009) http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/130976 (IsraelNN.com) Six Norwegian lawyers announced on Tuesday their intent to press charges of war crimes against top Israeli officials, …Read more . . .

Published on Monday, April 28, 2003 by the Washington Times Iraqis Target Gen. Franks for War Crimes Trial by Jeffrey T. Kuhner Iraqi civilians are preparing a complaint to present in court in Belgium accusing allied commander Gen. Tommy Franks …Read more . . .

The commander of NATO's air war against Serbia, Lt. Gen. Michael Short, declared at one point during the bombing: If you wake up in the morning and you have no power to your house and no gas to your stove …Read more . . .

"Asked whether he wants to apologize for the suffering he caused, he looks genuinely confused, has the interpreter repeat the question, and answers “No'. … “I want you to know that everything I did, I did for my country.'" Journalist …Read more . . .

Ex-Congo colonel denies torture Millions have died in the conflict in DR Congo A former Congolese colonel on trial in the Netherlands has denied crimes against humanity in DR Congo during the civil war in the 1990s. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3564039.stm 24 March, …Read more . . .

Crossing the RubiconSimplifying the case against Dick CheneybyMichael KaneJanuary 18, 2005 (FTW) – In an argument of over 600 pages and 1,000 footnotes,Crossing the Rubicon makes the case for official complicity within the U.S. government and names Dick Cheney as …Read more . . .

Rumsfeld may face abuse charges http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6138480.stm 11 November 2006 Donald Rumsfeld, who quit as US defence secretary this week, may face criminal charges in Germany for alleged abuses in Guantanamo Bay and Iraq. A complaint has been launched by the …Read more . . .

Mengistu Haile Mariam directed the "Red Terror" of the 1970s in Ethipia, but now lives comfortably in exile in Zimbabwe in 2006 Letter From HRW to South African Minister of Foreign Affairs November 30, 1999 Minister Nkosazana Zuma Ministry of …Read more . . .